We note with interest that a bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would merge the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which oversees and regulates equity markets, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which oversees and regulates derivative markets, into a single regulatory agency covering both equity and derivative responsibilities. The bill was introduced on 29 November by Representative Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts), he of Dodd-Frank fame, and Representative Michael Capuano (D-Massachusetts). Representative Frank is the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, and Representative Capuano is the ranking member of its Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. It is Re...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Unlike the 2022 fertilizer shock, today’s disruption is rooted less in rerouted trade flows and more in damaged production capacity, raw material constraints and uncertain recovery timelines. That makes this a longer-duration risk for U.S. agricultural producers and retailers who must sec...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.